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…arms Sunday while others stayed in the locker room during the national anthem.” Later the story said the protests during the national anthem were meant to “draw attention to racism…

…rather than stand for the national anthem because they see the national anthem and the American flag as symbols of racial oppression. Now Cuban is following suit. American Ideals Worth…

…the Seattle Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League, knelt during the pre-game national anthem. She explained she did so to show support for Kaepernick, and because “we need a…

…player to refuse to stand for the national anthem from September 23 until the end of the season this year. His reasoning for kneeling diluted National Football League player Colin…

For a singer, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime: singing our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” on an international stage. And what bigger stage is there than the Super Bowl?…

Since the moment it became the official national anthem of the United States in 1931, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” has had its share of critics. It can be hard to sing….

…actions, to sing loudly, sing proudly, and stand before the flag during the National Anthem, Keith Woods says: Had the San Francisco quarterback refused to stand for the national anthem…

President Trump has picked another fight over the NFL and the national anthem. After the league had reached a compromise — players will be allowed to stay in their locker…

The latest Sports Illustrated cover is about athletes’ national anthem protests, and it reads: “In a nation divided, the sports world is coming together.” Sorry, SI. The only thing that…

The debate over the national anthem protests reignited last month when the NFL announced that they will be enforcing a new policy that requires its athletes to stand or face…

The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed Tuesday calling on the nation to cancel its national anthem in exchange for the song “Lean on Me.” The author, New York Times…

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, known for taking a soft stance on communist China, quietly nuked the national anthem from his National Basketball Association team’s home games without explanation. The…

Seattle Seahawks players say the team might boycott the national anthem during an upcoming game with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, September 11 — the anniversary of the deadliest terror…

…rekindled a fight that seemed to have abated long ago: Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest during the national anthem. Saints quarterback Drew Brees re-upped the controversy when talking to Yahoo Finance…

Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams was “fed up” with the way some of his players were acting while the National Anthem was sung or played before games, so…

…national anthem at games. “Like many of our fans, we believe everyone should stand for the National Anthem,” Goodell said. “It is an important moment in the game. We want…

…not play the anthem was listening to “the voices of those who do not feel the anthem represents them.” https://twitter.com/dallasmavs/status/1359599477145878544 Then the National Basketball Association clarified its longstanding league policy…

White House press secretary Jen Psaki expressed support for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s decision to remove the national anthem from the team’s home games because they “feel [the anthem]…

Wisconsin’s Green Bay Packers, who have a deep history of fan support through good times and bad, asked fans to join them in linking arms during the national anthem at…

…if the anthem was played or not.” https://twitter.com/angelmadison_/status/1293707315703685120?s=20 Kneeling for the national anthem at American sporting events used to mark an occasional episode of player activism, kicked off by 49ers…

…its purpose is defeated. And what good is our national anthem if we cannot unify around it? Did they just play the “Black National Anthem” to start off the NFL…

…the national anthem. Kiersten Hening, who played for the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team, alleges that head coach Chugger Adair’s opposing political views led her to be benched and leave…

It’s getting so that we can’t go a week without an incident illustrating woke athletes’ contempt for both the national anthem and the American flag. Last week, hammer-thrower Gwen Berry…

Americans are so sick of football athletes protesting the national anthem, they’re watching fewer NFL games on TV. A recent poll by J.D. Power found that national anthem protests topped…

…22, Isaac is not making headlines for his play on the court, but for what he is not wearing, and for standing rather than kneeling during the national anthem. The…

O say can you see that singing the national anthem is not allowed here? That was the message delivered to a group of children at the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan…

When Colin Kaepernick, then a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand for the national anthem in 2016, he probably had no idea what he was starting. But…

…about how players who won’t stand for the national anthem should be fired, all anyone wants to talk about is the National Football League. Naturally, a large number of NFL…

…from criticizing the policy of playing the national anthem before games. Clearly, players protesting the anthem are also protesting the league’s decision to play it, and under the agreement the…

In July 2020, the Orlando Magic’s Jonathan Isaac was the lone player standing during the national anthem, and he says he has no regrets. During an exclusive interview with The…

…Lowry gives a thoughtful and heartfelt defense of nationalism, and of American nationalism in particular. As the tides of national fervor toss the transnational political establishment this way and that,…

…the singing of the national anthem. Typically, when Baltimore Orioles fans sing the national anthem at an O’s game, many of them shout out the word “Oh” in “Oh, say…

…tandem 18 separate times to reprogram existing appropriations to address national emergencies, so there’s nothing unusual or unprecedented in Trump using the same authorities to respond to national security threats….

Few things can upstage Peyton Manning in the NFL. But as we’ve repeatedly seen this season, a growing cultural divide of our national politics continues to overshadow our national pastime,…

…dramatic setting of Fort McHenry, where the “Star-Spangled Banner” flew and inspired the country’s national anthem. Here are a few takeaways from the third night of the Republican National Convention….

United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) player Megan Rapinoe recently declared, “I’ll probably never put my hand over my heart. “I’ll probably never sing the national anthem again” (mphasis…